29 Golf course architect Jeff Lawrence and contractor Aspen Golf are set to complete a renovation at Pine Lake Country Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, in June 2025. The course is expected to reopen for play in early September. Built in the late 1950s by Gene Hamm, the course is being upgraded using a new masterplan created by Lawrence Golf Design. The project includes redesigning all 18 green complexes, bunker renovation, tee work, clearing trees and installing new drainage and irrigation systems. Fairways on holes four, eight and thirteen will also be regraded. The general location and elevation of most greens have been preserved but they will be expanded to accommodate more hole locations and create more variety. They will also be converted from bentgrass to TifEagle bermuda grass provided by New Life Turf. “The integration of creative bunkering, defined low-mow collection areas and imaginative shaping will further highlight the new green complexes, elevating their impact on the course’s design,” said Lawrence. “The addition of sandcapped approaches and lowmow areas will ensure firm playing conditions which is a creative byproduct of repurposing the old green’s mix.” In addition, the course will feature new tees to offer a greater variety of yardages. One of the new back tees is at the par-four ninth, with the new location extending the carry over water. Meanwhile a new forward tee on the par-four fifth will offer golfers a 230yard option, significantly shortening the hole for higher handicap players. Some bunkers will be removed, others will be renovated and new ones will be added to improve playability, maintenance and provide greater strategy. For example, a new bunker will be added to the par-four tenth hole to create a more strategic shot from the new tee locations. Bunkers will feature liner from Better Billy Bunker. “The primary goal of this renovation was to preserve the core design characteristics of the golf course while introducing a fresh, creative vision that would elevate both its strategic complexity and visual appeal,” said Lawrence. “I’m excited by the prospect of offering the membership a course that combines greater variety, strategic depth and striking visual elements. I am confident these enhancements will position Pine Lake Country Club as one of the hidden gems in the Charlotte golf market.” Photo: Lawrence Golf Design Jeff Lawrence renovation of Pine Lake in Charlotte nears completion A visualisation of Jeff Lawrence’s proposed design for the seventeenth and, inset, the same hole before renovation TEE BOX
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